Charles Walcott has been a leader in the research on migratory creatures, especially birds. He explains in this program what scientists presently know, and how scientists investigate the sensory maps of migratory creatures. For example, pigeons use both the sun and the Earth’s magnetic field as a compass to navigate long distances. But how pigeons know the direction toward home is still uncertain.
At Cornell, Charles Walcott served as Director of the Ornithology Laboratory for 14 years, then Director of the Division of Biological Science, Associate and then Dean of the University Faculty, and later the University Marshal.
